VOA双语新闻：美指责伊朗向塔利班提供武器

The Pentagon said Wednesday Iran is continuing to provide weapons and other material to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, in addition to its alleged continuing support for Shiite militias in Iraq. Officials spoke to reporters Wednesday shortly after

VOA双语新闻：美民主党候选人加紧关键两州竞选

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are seeking crucial votes in Indiana and North Carolina, where primary elections will be held Tuesday. Meanwhile, Democrats in the in the small Pacific island territory of Guam made

VOA双语新闻：美遣送前半岛电视台摄影师至苏丹

The Pentagon says it believes a former al-Jazeera cameraman sent from the Guantanamo detention center to Sudan Thursday is still dangerous, and it expects the Sudanese government to help ensure he does not resume what the Pentagon says is his involve

VOA双语新闻：津巴布韦暴力升级

As Zimbabwe braces itself for a runoff in the presidential election, violence against people loyal to the Movement for Democratic Change, or MDC, has reached unprecedented levels. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Tuesday that more than 50 people

VOA双语新闻：布什恭贺母亲节并祝女儿新婚幸福

U.S. President George Bush is at his Texas ranch, where his daughter Jenna is getting married in a private ceremony at the Bush home. The president noted the occasion in his weekly radio address. 美国总统布什目前在德克萨斯州他的牧场家

VOA双语新闻：国际社会踊跃向中国震区捐款捐物

The international community is pledging aid packages for survivors of China's earthquake, which has killed more than 14,000 people and left tens of thousands of others in need of emergency aid. The southern Chinese city is spearheading a global relie

VOA双语新闻：印反击美将粮价高涨归咎印度说法

Politicians across the Indian political spectrum are condemning President Bush's remark, linking high food prices in the West to a growing middle class in India. Indians are pointing the finger back at the United States. 印度各党派政治人物最近

VOA双语新闻：民主党竞选人在关键两州展开冲刺

In the U.S. presidential race, both Democratic contenders have stressed party unity before two primary contests that could prove decisive in deciding which of the two will face the presumed Republican nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, in the Nove

VOA双语新闻：联合国警告缅甸面临食品短缺威胁

United Nations agencies warn that Burma's food shortages and escalating prices pose a threat to its food security. Aid agencies also say Burma may need food assistance for at least a year to support communities devastated by Cyclone Nargis. 联合国机

VOA双语新闻：美国：不能听任伊朗搞核武害子孙

US National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley says the world cannot let down future generations by allowing Iran to develop a nuclear bomb, saying such a development would be a disaster for the Middle East and the rest of the planet. 美国国家安全顾

VOA双语新闻：联合国粮农组织：22穷国最缺粮

The United Nations food agency says 22 countries are particularly threatened by the global food crisis that has seen soaring prices increase hunger and led to protests and riots in some countries. The FAO says these countries are vulnerable because t

VOA双语新闻：奥尔默特政治处境艰难但拒绝辞职

The noose may be tightening around Israel's embattled prime minister in a corruption scandal, but he is pressing on. 身陷腐败丑闻的以色列总理奥尔默特的处境可能越来越艰难了，但是他仍然没有退意。 Prime Minister Ehu

VOA双语新闻：国际救援者仍很难前往风灾严重区

International relief agencies say Burma's military government has been granting visas to a larger number of foreign relief workers this week. But the agencies complain that once in Burma, the authorities are preventing many from traveling to the Iraw

VOA双语新闻：世卫：缅甸灾民面临严重健康危机

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns hundreds of thousands of victims of Burma's devastating Cyclone Nargis face a potentially serious health crisis. WHO and partner agencies are launching a multi-million-dollar, six-month action plan to provide

VOA双语新闻：联合国批缅甸政府强迫灾民回灾区

Burma's military government has begun forcing cyclone victims to leave relief centers and return to their homes in the devastated Irawaddy Delta. U.N. officials are condemning the action. They say it is putting families at risk of disease and exposur

VOA双语新闻：美国防部称将按时成立非洲司令部

The U.S. Defense Department says it is committed to launching its new Africa Command on time in October, and with the same capabilities as other major U.S. military commands. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Theresa Whelan made the comment in a

VOA双语新闻：联合国为南非外国难民提供协助

The UN refugee agency says it is providing 2,000 tents to the South African government to help provide much-needed shelter to thousands of people made homeless in the recent xenophobic attacks against foreigners. The UNHCR says it does not think camp

VOA双语新闻：联合国：缅甸重灾区救援困难重重

The United Nations reports logistical obstacles are making it difficult to get aid to cyclone victims in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta. U.N. officials say the Burmese authorities have now approved visas for UN aid workers, but that there is an overwhelming

VOA双语新闻：联合国维和使命的回顾和现状

A wreath was layed at U.N. headquarters Thursday to mark the 60th anniversary of its peacekeeping operations. The world body has more than 100,000 troops from more than 120 countries working to keep the peace in 20 conflict zones. 星期四，联合国